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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13
IHE MODERN HAT.
Tracing 1t Back to the Petasus of tn
R0manus-

Tracing 1t Back to the Petasus of the
! Ancient Romanus-
The modern hat can be traced back
to the petasus worn by the ancient
Romans when on a journey; and hats
with brims were also used, probably
on like occasions, by the earlier
Greeks. 1t was not until after the
Roman conquest that the use of hats
began in England. A "hatte OF
biever" about the middle of the twelfth
century was worn by some of the ''no-
bles of the lande, mette at Clarendom;'
( Froissart describes hats and plumes
which were worn at Edwards court in
1910, when the Garter Order was insti-
tuted. In the thirteenth century the
use of the scarlet hat which distin-
| guishes cardinals was sanctioned BY
/ Pope Innocent ". The merchant in
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales" had
ION his head Flaundrish bever hat;''
and from that period onward there is
| frequent mention of ''felt hates, :"
"beever hates" and other like names.
Throughout medieval time the wear
ing of hat was regarded as a mark
of rank and distinction. The caprices
of fashion in hats during the reign of
Elizabeth may be understood from an
extract from Stubs '.Anatomia of
Abuses" published about 1885. Some
times they use them sharpe on the
crowne, pearking up like the spire or
shafte of steeple, stand a quarter of
yard above the crowne of their
heads; some more, some Jesse,
as please the fantasies of their
inconstant mindes. Other some be
fiat, and broade on the crowne, like
the battlements of house. Another
sort have round, sometimes with one
kind of bande, sometimes with an
other; now black, now white, now
russed, now redde, now greene, now
yellow; now this, now that; never con-
tent with one color or fashion two
daies to an end" During the reign of
Charles l. the Puritans affected stee-
pie crown and broad-brimmed hat,
while the cavaliers adopted a lower
crown and a broader brim ornamented
with feathers. Still greater breadth
of brim and profusion of feathers
were fashionable characteristics of the
hats in the time of Charles IL, and the
gradual expansion of brim led to the
device of looping or tying up that poT
ton. Hence arose various fashionable
cocks" in hats, such as the "Mon-
mouth cock" etc., and ultimately, by
the looping up equally of three sides
of the low crowned hat, the cooked hat
which prevailed throughout the eight
zenith century was elaborated. Since
the beginning of the present century
the cooked hat as an ordinary article
of dress has disappeared. The Quaker
hat, plain. low in crown, and broad in
brim, which originated with the sect in
the middle of the seventeenth century,
is now becoming uncommon.-EngliSh
Hatters' Gazette.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13
THE NUMBER SEVEN.
Extent to Which 1t Entered Into tn
building of Cologne's Cathedral.

Extent to Which 1t Entered Into the
Building of COIOGne's Cathedral.
Not only in the larger portions of the
masonry work in the Cologne Cathedral,
but down to the minutest details of the
ornamentation, the combinations of
''seven," deemed sacred number in
the Middle Ages, enter to a consider
able extent. Thus, at all the porticoes.
and even on the side entrances. we find
seven inches for the reception of statues.
The depth of the vestibule is seven
Zines fes. (56 feet:) in it there are
seven pedestals for as many statues
Seven chapels surround the High Choir.
which, like the inner space of the cathe-
dral, has both a width and height of
seven times IS feet Q61 feet) The
height of the side aisles is seven times
10 feet &c :eet) Twice seven pillars
ornament the High Choir. The five
aisles of the cathedral are each sepa-
rated from the other by rows If Z
pillars. The entire number of free
pillars is seven times (56;) that OF the
pillars set into the walls seven times 4
(2S.) The western portico has a width
of seven times SO (2S1 feet.) The
whole length of the imposing edifce is
seven times 76 (5S2 feet,) and its height
10 the pinnacle of the main towers was
originally planned to be seven times 76
feet; while the three transepts have
width of seven times Is feet (105 feet.'0
Paris american REGISTER.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13
A New Remedy for Bugs.

The widow Flapjack keeps board
ing-house on Austin avenue, and Hos
letter McGinnis has become a boarder
When he came down to his first break.
fast the widow asked:
Ibid you sleep well, Mr.. McGinnis?'
"No, ! did not"
eff you are nervous and sleepless,
you should try little choral before
retiring. That will cause sleep"
at will. will it? Well, why DOM
you use it on the beds, instead of in.
sect POWDER" exclaimed the new
boarder, angrily.-Tsras SJtings.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13
GAIT OF CRIMINALS,
Discoveries of an Interesting Characte
Made by a Noted Physician.

Discoveries of an Interesting Character
Made by a Noted Physician.
A curious study has been made by
DR.. Peracchia of the differences be.
tween criminals and law-abiding citi.
zens, as exhibited by their walk. The
author first made number of observa.
tons to determine the conditions OF
normal progression, and found that in
good people the right pace is longer
than the left, the lateral separation of
the right foot from the median line is
less than that of the left. and the an
gle of deviation of the axis of the foot
from straight line is greater on the
right side than on the left.
But this is not all. DR.. Peracchia
has not only shown us how we may
distinguish criminals in general, but
has laid the beginnings of the differ
entail diagnosis between various sorts
of evil-doers. The following are the
distinguishing characteristics which his
observations have enabled him to
formulate:
1. Thieves.-In those who are pre-
disposed to appropriate the property
of others there is pronounced widen
ing of the base of support together
with very long step.
2. Assassins.-In those who have
murder in their hearts the base of
support is not as wide rs it is in thieves,
since the angle formed by the axis of
the foot with the median line is less
obtuse. but the sinistrality betrayed by
their footprints is very marked.
These discoveries are of very in
teresting character. and if the criminal
could be induced to walk before the
honest man. instead of following him
as he usually does, they might also be
put to a practical use, for then good
citizens could diagnose the rogue by
his tracks, and might thus be enabled
to escape robbery, or assassination, AZ
the case might be.-MedicaI Record.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

THOSE who are trying to break up the
baneful habit of intemperance will expert
ence great benefit from the use of Prickly
Ash Bitters. Liquors derange the system.
Pricl1ly Ash Bitters will remedy the evil re-
suits and restore the brain, stomach and
liver to healthy action, thereby strengthen
ing the will power, thoroughly cleansing and
tOning up the system and removing every
faint OF disease. 1t is purely amedicine and
while pleasant to the taste, it can not be
used as a beverage by reason of its cathartic
properties.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

Malaria, like some malignant spirit, hoyers
in the air, invisible, but potent for evil, often
where its existence is not suspected. This
enemy of health sometimes springs into ex.
istence where it has never been before; not
only in periodically pest-ridden localities,
but in places previously healthy. It's RENE
dy and its preventive is always Hostetter's
pepsia, liver complaint and constipation.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

When the question has to be met as to
what IS the best course to adopt to secure a
sure, safe and agreeable remedy for those
organic diseases and weaknesses which at
tict tie female sex, there is but one wise de.
clsion, viz. !: course of self-treatment with
DR.: Pierce's Favorite Prescription 1t is an
unfailing specific for periodical pains, mis-
placement, internal inflammation, and all
functional disorders that render the lives of
so many women miserable and joyless. They
who try 1T, praise it. OF druggists.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

Diseases can be cured, if properly treated
in time, as shown by the following state
ment from d. c. Freeman, Sydney: "Hav
attacks, and gradually wasting away for the
past two years, it affords me pleasure t.
testify that SCoTT's EMULSION of Cod Liver
Oil with Lime and Soda has given me great
relief, and 1 cheerfully recommend it to al
suffering in a similar way to myself. In ad
dition, l would say, that it is very pleasant
to taken
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13
Mending Matters.

Charley Gagged eight to his sister
Fannie's new beau-Say, Mr.. Sophtly,
Fannie said last night that you were
not such fool as you looked.
Billy Gagged seven)-Why, Charley,
she didn't say any thing of the sort
Mr.. Sophtly-I should imagine not,
Billy. What did she say?
Billy-She said you didn't look Sc
great fool as you were.-Tid-BitS.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13
Reautv Without Paint

what makes my skin so dark and muddy7
Ny cheeks were once so smooth and rudy.
use the best cosmetics made,
Is what lovely maiden said.
That's not the cure, my charming Miss
The doctor said-"remember this:
II you your skin would keep from faint,
Discard the powder and the paint.
THE proper thing for all such ills
Is this" remarked the man OF pills:
Enrich the blood and make IL pure
In this you'll find the only cure"
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
will do this without fail. 1t has no equal
All druggists.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

OAhIEhoN II-I1t- VA, 4NUV. U OO'
HAVE been handling Smiths Bile Beans
for more than a year, and my trade has been
pleased with them from the start, or first
introduction in this place. Every one speaks
in highest terms of them. could get num-
Der of testimonials if necessary.
NJ. F. WORD, Druggist.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

Sweet Pickles: Ten pounds OF
fruit, four pounds of sugar, one quart
of vinegar, four ounces cinnamon, one
ounce cloves. Boil fruit tender and
drain, scald vinegar and spices together
three mornings and peHr on hot
Boston Budget.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13
Cisco, Tex, Nov. II, 'Sf

Cisco, TEX, Nov. II, 'S6.
SMITHS Bile Beans have an immense sale
here, and in an experience of many years in
the drug business, 1 have never sold any
pill with more general satisfaction, than
Smiths Bile Beans. Respectfully,
JNo. Z. CZECH,
Druggist.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

MONMOUTH, LII.
WE have been selling Smiths Bile Beans
for over a year, and have found ready hale
for them; and they give good satisfaction tc
those who use them. SPRIGGs & Bro,
Druggists.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

BIZ its mild, soothing and healing proper
ties, DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy cures the
worst cases of nasal catarrh, also "cold in
the head, ," coryza, and catarrhal headaches.
50 cents, by druggists.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

Many a nlan thinks that it is his
goodness which keeps him from crime,
when it is only his full stomach. On
half allowance he would be as ugly and
knavish as anybody. Don't mistake
potatoes for MISREPRESENTATION
Justice.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

STRONG physic will knock out the strong
est Dhysioue Traveller.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

FREEi-To MERCHANTS ONLY: A three
foot, French glass, oval-front Show Case
Address at once,
r. W. TANsILL & Co.,
IS State Street, Chicago.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

MANY a man who has not a penny In his
pocket owns corn he would not allow you
to step on for the world.-BritiSh Lion.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

THE Itching caused by skin diseases Is
always relieved by GIenn'srSulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, SOC. The best
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

The trouble with the big girl is that every
pair OF scales she steps on gives her weigh
-T,zas Sittings.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

An old man keeping an ice-cream saloon
likes to see young people enjoying them
selves-N. o. PicayunS
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

CURIoUsLY enough the man who is always
in a pickle doesn't preserve his temper
worth a cent-Buriisgton Free Press.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

TIE game Of life Is played with limit
~. q. I'icdvals.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

OUTWARD bound "A book. - Harper
BdzGr.
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Offer No. ITO.

A TOUGH employed In court becomes q Ie-
gal tender, SO TO speak-N o. Picayuns.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

II OFTEN cut my oldest acquaintance,
said the buzz saw, as it took of mill
hands fnger-Ckdr estoa Enterprise.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13
Lung Troubles and Wasting

The real estate agent is not necessarily
qualified to act as property" man for q
theatre. Traveller.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

A HOTEL head-waiter out Of job is as
humble as a peacock Linus his tail.-Ho'el
Nail
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

No Opium in Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton. Cures where other remedies fail Csc.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13
llTHAT
FL Ais
YOUR

Do you feel dan. languid. low-spFited. life
less and indescribahly miserable, both phyE1-
cally and mentally; experience sense OK
fullness or blosting after eating, or OF gone
ing, tongue coated. bitter or bad taste in
mouth, Irregular appetite, dizziness, frequent
headaches, blurred eyesight, floating specks"
before the eyes, nervous prostration or ex.
haustion, irritability of temper, hot hushes,
alternating with chilly sensations, sharp,
biting. transient pains here and there, coiS
feet, drowsiness after meals, wakefulness, OF
disturbed and undressing sleep, constant
indescribahle feeling or dread, or OF impend
ing calsmity2
ff you have al, or any considerable nunbe,
that most common of American maladies-
Bilious Dyspepsia, or Torpid Liver, associated
with Dyspepsia, or Indigestion. The more
complicated your disease has become, the
greater the number and diversity Of symp-
DR.. Pieree,s Golden Medical Discovery
will subdue It, il taken according to dires-
tons for q reasonable length OF time. II not
cured. complications multiply and Consump-
ton of the Lungs, Skin Diseases, Heart Disease,
rheumatism, Kidney Disease, or other grave
maladies are quite liable 10 set in and, sooner
or later inducs fatal termination.
DIR. Pferce's Golden Medical Dis
cOvery acts powerfully upon the Liver, and
through that great blood purifying organ,
cleanses the system OF all blood-taints and Inn
purities from whatever cause arising. lt is
equally eficacious in acting upon the Kid
neys, and other excretory organs. cleansing,
strengthening, and healing Their diseases As
an appetiZing, restorative tonic, IL promotes
digestion and nutrition, thereby building up
this wonderful medicine has gained greaS
celebrity in curing Fever and Ague, Chiis and
Fever. Dumb Ague, and kindred diseases.
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

It's curious how affection and CONNECTION
seem to harmonic. Washington Critic.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

II afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac
Thompson'sEyeW Water Druggists sell it. &c
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

HISTORY of the Indian war-Ute. Brute
Shoot Scoot-Chicdgo Inter-OccGa.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13
THE drunkard is often wen-posted man

WATER is supposed to be as cheap and a.
plentiful as dirt, yet jeweler has no com
junction in charging 81 for handspring
-Chdrlestotcn EaterIrise
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

The man who turns the crank Of hand
organ may be said to handle arevolver well
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

TIE bankers beverage-securi-tea -Du
l3th Photographer.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

When the dog-pound man makes a big
haul at so much per head, he puts it down
ared-aetta~ dav.-PueL
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

No FARE-MNDED man viii try to beat hi
way on a railroad train-H o. Picayxne
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

sNo SMOKING allowed here" as the chande
her said to the parlor CRATE.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

ELECTRICITY is a very serious matter, al
yet Edison makes light of it-LJe
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

THE fruit peddler never resorts to legal
measures -Puck
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13
How InteIIipent Women Decid.

MAN with wheelbarrow on the side
walk is not very popular, but he generally
carries every thing before him.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

THE mocnshiners conscience would, of
course, be still small voice-HerehGnt
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

In its old age every comb loses its teeth
and hair.-hdrper's Bdzdr.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13
CARTERsvILLE. GA, Nov. 6, $50.

NUTS will be very small this winter, but
ear-tabs will remain as large as ever
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

To THE manager of the BHou-BIour
you're right then go ahead-Tsras Siftingx
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

The glaciers report business as putty
good-GOoddirs Sun.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13
Invisible, but Potent for Evil.

WHEN man is lost in love he can gen
orally be found by sending belle after
him
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

Too rough for the cutter-a chopping sea
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

EVERY drunkards life is dram-atized
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13
CURES ALL HuMORS.

from q common Blotch, or Eruption, to the
worst Scrofula- Salt-rheum, "Fever-sores,"
Scaly or Rough Skin, in short, all diseases
caused by bad blood are conquered by this
powerful, purifying, and invigorating medi-
cine Great Eating Ulcers rapidly heal undeS
its benign influence. Especially has it mani
Gryspelas Boils Carbuncles, Sore Eyes, Scrof-
Ilous Sores and Swellings, Hip-joint Disease,
White Swellings," Goitre, or Thick Neck,
and Enlarged Glands. Send ten cents in
stamps for large Treatise, with colored
plates, on Skin Diseases, or the same amount
for Treatise on Scrofulous Affections.
"F0R THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE"
Thoroughly cleanse it by using DR.. Pierce'e
Golden Medical Discovery, and good
digestion, fair skin, buoyant spirits, vital
strength and bodily health will be established.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13
CONSUMPTION,

which Is Scrofula OF the Lungs, Is arrested
and cured by this remedy, if taken in the
earlier stages of the disease. From its mar
yelous power over this terribly fatal disease,
when first Offering this now wOrld-famed rem
edy to the public, DIR. Pierce thought seriously
of calling it his CONSUMPTION CURE" bus
abandoned that name as too restrictive for
q medicine which, from its wonderful COM
bination of tonic, or strengthening, Alternative,
or blood-cleansing, anti-bilous, pectoral and
nutritive properties, is unequaled. not only
az q remedy for Consumption, but For All
Chronic Diseases of the
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-10-04
THE FEE QUESTION.
As Discussed by the City Officials
Yesterday MOrning-POlice
Cases.

Recorder Levens' court was not
the scene of much business yesterday
morning, only two persons occupied
prisoners corner; however, there was
no lacking for discussion relative to
officers fees for attending court while
off duty. 1t has been the custom
heretofore, when the prisoner pleaded
mot guilty." and the officer who
made the arrest was awakened to tes-
tify against the prisoner to allow him
fee of one dollar, if the person was
convicted. This practice has not
been objected to, and is acknowledged
to be in accordance with the city
charter, but the principle discussion
yesterday morning, was regarding the
allowance of fees, in case the prisoner
was acquitted. Marshal jackson
was in favor of the fee being
allowed in the latter ease-to be
paid out of the city treasury-while
City Attorney Hoffman was the re-
verse in his opinion, and suggested to
the court that when a prisoner plead
ed mot guilty." and the officer who
made the arrest was off duty, to con-
tinue the trial until the next day, or
until that officer was on duty. Mar
shall jackson was of the opinion that
an officer, when off duty, was the
same as any other citizen, and if COM
PEELED to leave his bed and come to
the police court he was entitled to his
fee, whether the charge was sustained
or not, and that the city was respon-
sible to the officers for their fees. This
same question has been agitating the
authorities of Kansas City for some
time, rs Recorder Davenport of
that city would not allow
fees to the officers under any
circumstances, and in consequence,
the officers would take the DRINKS and
criminal cases coming under justice
jurisdiction, to the various justices of
peace. The Sedalia officers have
never claimed witness fee while on
duty, nor when the charge was not
sustained. How the matter will end
remains to be seen.
The cases before his honor yester-
day were, Peter johnson, charged
with late hours under suspicious cir
cumstances. The witnesses against
him not being present, the case was
tried yesterday afternoon and resulted
in fine of $500 which he paid.
E. G. Wilson, q plain drunk, was
! fined $500 which was also paid.